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Wild Arms and Shadow Hearts creators are back with two new JRPGsThey’re launching a ‘double Kickstarter’ to do it
They’re launching a ‘double Kickstarter’ to do it
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Armed Fantasia’s battle system will let you disrupt enemy turn orders to make extra red and orange numbers pop out of enemy skulls.
Wild Bunch promise a “gigantic” world map stuffed with things to do (although here’s hoping it’s not one that follows the Ubisoft school of open world design), but it sounds like there will still be good old-fashioned dungeons to explore as well. It certainly looks lovely based on the screenshots, and its turn-based battle system looks particularly flashy. It’s not yet clear how each character’s ARM weapons will differ from one another, but fights will utilise what the devs are referring to as a ‘cross order tactics’ system, allowing characters to disrupt enemy turn orders to their advantage.
Here, you’ll play as private investigator Matthew Farrell as he travels the world hunting strange monsters. He himself has some supernatural abilities, and you’ll be putting them to good use in Penny Blood’s ‘psycho sigil’ battle system, which the developers say “combines traditional turn-based JRPG strategy with twitch-trigger reaction times”. Probably something akin to the Mario & Luigi series of RPGs, then (orYakuza: Like A Dragon), I’d imagine, with some timed button presses in the mix.
Angst and gore seem to be the order of the day with Penny Blood.
You can find out more about both games over on theirDouble Kickstarter page, which goes live on August 29th at 9am PT / 5pm BST. Collectively, the studios are asking for a combined goal of $750,000 to fund both game projects, but in a fun twist, backing one game will also help to contribute toward the shared ‘combo meter’ of the other, meaning you’ll be helping to unlock goals and other content across both games to get them over the finish line.
